Measurement of the Lifetime and Λ Separation Energy of _{Λ}^{3}H.



Acharya, S, Adamová, D, Adler, A, Aglieri Rinella, G, Agnello, M, Agrawal, N, Ahammed, Z, Ahmad, S, Ahn, SU, Ahuja, I
et al (show 1033 more authors) (2023) Measurement of the Lifetime and Λ Separation Energy of _{Λ}^{3}H. Physical review letters, 131 (10). 102302-.

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Abstract

The most precise measurements to date of the _{Λ}^{3}H lifetime τ and Λ separation energy B_{Λ} are obtained using the data sample of Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02  TeV collected by ALICE at the LHC. The _{Λ}^{3}H is reconstructed via its charged two-body mesonic decay channel (_{Λ}^{3}H→^{3}He+π^{-} and the charge-conjugate process). The measured values τ=[253±11(stat)±6(syst)]  ps and B_{Λ}=[102±63(stat)±67(syst)]  keV are compatible with predictions from effective field theories and confirm that the _{Λ}^{3}H structure is consistent with a weakly bound system.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ALICE Collaboration
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2023 15:16
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2023 15:16
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.102302
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.102302
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3173372